Torres Given Green Light to Skip Training as PSG Deal Nears Completion

Ferran Torres is on the verge of leaving FC Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain after the Catalan club granted the Spanish international permission to miss training this week to facilitate the transfer.

Torres had been due to return to club duty on Wednesday following three weeks of holiday after scoring the winning goal in the World Cup final for Spain. However, Barcelona informed the forward that he does not need to report back as they finalise an agreement with the French champions.

The 25-year-old's World Cup heroics — netting the decisive strike in the final — have only heightened interest in his services, and it appears PSG have won the race for his signature. Barcelona's willingness to let him skip training signals that a deal is in its advanced stages and could be announced imminently.

Torres joined Barcelona from Manchester City in December 2021 and has had a mixed spell at the Camp Nou, showing flashes of brilliance while also struggling for consistent playing time. A move to PSG would reunite him with a project backed by significant ambition in European football.